National Highways of one lakh km will be widened under the PM-Gati Shakti, says Scindia
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has stressed on the need of better integration among all stakeholders, particularly States and UTs, for the success of Rs.100 lakh crore PM-Gati Shakti.
Addressing the PM-Gati Shakti Conference virtually for the Central Zone on 31 Jan 2022, Scindia said that the success of PM Gati Shakti will catalyse the multi-model connectivity and help in bringing more investment in the country.
Airports will be built at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh as well as in Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh.
Another nine airports will be built in Uttar Pradesh, one in Rajasthan and two in Maharashtra, he said.
National Highways of one lakh km will be widened under the PM-Gati Shakti, Scindia said.
PM Gati Shakti is an initiative aimed at synergizing the infrastructure projects of all key infrastructure Ministries including Railways, Roadways, Waterways and Aviation for planning and coordinated execution of nation-wide infrastructure projects including all the State Governments.
The zonal conference will help the centrally located states to be on board for integrated Planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects for overall growth and development of the nation. fiinews.com
